2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Teacher education courses
Method of Teaching Science I
- Academic unit or major
- Teacher education courses
- Instructor(s)
- Hideki Fujieda
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAT.S101
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The role, contents, teaching materials, and other aspects of the Method of Teaching Science.
Course description and aims
To understand the basics of the method of teaching science through the interpretation of the Course of Study of middle and high schools
Keywords
Teaching Science, Course of Study, Instruction and Evaluation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Class will be given as an intensive course.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Legal position of the Course of Study and point of revision | Students are required to review the topics covered in the class in order to master the tooics. |
| Class 2 | Current situation and issues of science education | |
| Class 3 | Aims of junior high school science and high school science in the Course of Study | |
| Class 4 | Main content and guidance notes on junior high school science and high school science in the Course of Study | |
| Class 5 | Making useful teaching materials for class ① | |
| Class 6 | Instruction and evaluation to nurture the qualities and abilities that aim for training in science | |
| Class 7 | Making useful teaching materials for class ② and lesson design | |
| Class 8 | Significance and role of science education (review and summary) |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
National Course of Studies (In Japanese)
Guidebook of National Course of Studies (In Japanese)
Textbooks (in Japanese) are listed in Japanese syllabus.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
The instructor will announce in the class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
By submitted paper or presentation.
Related courses
- LAT.S102 ： Method of Teaching Science II
Prerequisites
Motivated in teaching science in schools
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
rika1[at]et.hum.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Appointment by e-mail.
Please send an e-mail to the address shown above.